The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-31
CLOSING OUT.
FINAL DAYS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.

FINAL DAYS VI The LEGlSLAIlNE
SESSION.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March Pin
the senate this morning twelve coun-
ty line bills from the house were pass
ed. They propose changes between
Meigs and McMinn, Monroe and Nc.
Mimi, Monroe and Loudon.
Bill regulating the weighing OF coal
Passed.
House bill to prevent blacklisting
by corporations. Passed
The house bill exempting militia
from jury service when in actual ser
vice passed,
The house bill to compel railroads
to provide waiting rooms at stations
numbering 800 inhabitants passed.
AT the senate afternoon session the
governor sent the following nomina-
tons Of trustees for the West Tennes-
see Insane Asylum Austin Miller Of
Hardeman equity, J. R. Goodwin ef
Shelby county, A. w. Brockway of
Haywood
Directors of the Tennessee Industrial
School: East Tennessee, S. J. Kirk
patrick OF Washington, W. Gettys of
McMinn, Middle Tennessee, Jas. NJ.
Head, S. T. Benson and Lewis T. Bax-
ter of Davidson. West Tennessee,
VIM. Sanford of Upton, Thos. j. Lath.
am of Shelby. Superintendent Of the
state penitentary, Robert Burrow of
Washington county
The senate went into executive SEES
sion and confirmed the nominations.
The appropriation bill was amend
ed to give seven thousand dollars to
the bureau of agriculture.
The bill to change the line between
Hamblen and Hawkins county was re-
jected. The house bill to provide for
a constitutional convention was taken
up, and pending consideration the
senate adjourned.
The senate bill providing for the
consolidation Of railroads not compel.
ing, passed.
The report of the special committee
appointed to ascertain the number OF
liquor dealers in the state and the
amount of revenue due and amount
paid to the state by liquor dealers from
April 1st, 1885, to April LIST, 1886, was
read. 1t shows that there are / ,647 Ii
quor dealers in West and Middle Ten
nessee. From these is due approx,
mately $5O,79S,5S.
The report of the committe appoint
ed to examine, count and destroy thu
Torbett issue was read. They fine
$Sl 900 funded under act Of 1883 anC
$4,000 under that of 1885 Five
days were asked to destroy it, and thu
house adopted the resolution hitherto
adopted by the senate allowing The
committee to sit after sine die adjourn
ment.
NASHVILLE Tenn, March 29.-Tr
the senate this morning the house bill
to change the line between Union anC
Claiborne county passed
The house bill to allow county
courts to appoint commissioners t,
govern extinct terms of the second
class passed.
The appropriation bill was taken W
and q reconsideration had Of the nor
NAL school appropriation, which wa
then fixed at ten thousand dollars pc
annum, to come out of the school fund
The bill then passed, Long and Thomp
son voting againsti it.
The senate bill to charter the Char
lesion, Cincinnati and Chicago rail
road passed.
The house bill to charter the Farm
er's and Laborers' Mutual Association
of Tennessee passed.
The house bill to require all justice,
to attend to quarterly court passed.
House bill to change the time oil
holding the circuit court of Kno,
county passed.
Mr. Normen reported from the con
ference committee on the appropria
tions bill. The action Of the commit
tee report strikes out the travelling ex
penses of the superintendent of pub
lie instruction, giving the comptrol
ler's and treasurer's principal clerk
$500 per year, allowing three porter:
for the use OF the capitol, two to be un
der the control Of the superintendent
allowing the commissioner of agricul
ture 81 800 for the employment of an
assistant commissioner. allowing this